Coombe Hill House is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1961. Country house.
Coombe Hill House
- WRENN ID
- sunken-bronze-magpie
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 March 1961
- Type
- Country house
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Coombe Hill House is a country house built between 1820 and 1830. It is constructed from local stone rendered with Doulting stone dressings and features a hipped Welsh slate roof with secret gutters and wide eaves soffits. The house has a central brick chimney stack with a moulded stone cap and a "T"-plan with a complex double roof. It stands two storeys high and has a five-bay south elevation, with a central half-round projection that is mirrored by similar projections on the sides and rear. The design is in the Regency Gothick style.
On the south front, bays one and five feature plain cruciform French windows, while bays two and four are blank. The central projection includes a pointed arched doorway with a glazed door and a "Y" tracery fanlight, flanked by two plain windows. Above this, there are 12-pane sash windows. The projection is accessed by a sweep of two steps, supported by four palm-style cast iron columns, leading to a curved, copper-covered bell-hip verandah that terminates in a small cast iron balcony at the centre first-floor window. The side elevations match the front, while the rear elevation includes some pointed arch windows with Gothick tracery toplights and a small bell-hipped porch at the rear entrance.
The interior of the house has seen little alteration and is in fine condition, featuring the original staircase under a lantern light, good fireplaces including one made of pine and gesso and another carved from marble, and unspoilt doors and doorcases, along with dado rails in the principal rooms. The house was built around 1830 by Mr. Thomas White and was partially rebuilt after being damaged by fire in the 1830s.
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